Love Rolls In Just Like Home, Book O..., Erin Soderberg Downing
Love Rolls In Just Like Home, Book O..., Erin Soderberg Downing
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Love Rolls In (Just Like Home, Book One)

Author: Erin Soderberg Downing

Narrator: Pete Cross, Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 3 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/06/2026


Synopsis

The Babysitters Club meets Puppy Place in this heartwarming and fun middle grade series about a unique animal sanctuary, the full-time family (of both human and animal variety) who live there, and the rotating stable of animal guests who will come to the farm with an injury or challenge but will leave knowing what it really feels like to be loved and cared for.Siblings Ruby and Henry have an unusual kind of home life compared to their friends. At their house on the outskirts of town, their family operates an animal sanctuary with a unique collection of full-time pet residents living on the property: two pigs, three chickens, a dog, two cats, and a goat who thinks he's a human. Not to mention, Ruby and Henry's mom is also a vet at the animal clinic in town.Let's just say, when it comes to animals, it's hard for Ruby and Henry's family to say no. But a couple months ago, their parents decided that the farm is full. No additional resident farm animals. No more fosters.Of course, rules are meant to be broken...When a scared puppy arrives at their mom's clinic, they soon discover that he's lost mobility in his front legs because of an injury. What worse, is that newy named Arlo clearly knows he's been abandoned. The puppy has hardly eaten since their mom brought him home, retreating to a dark corner of the barn where even Herbert the goat, try as he might, can't seem to cheer him up. But with Ruby's builder brain, Henry's heart, and a little bit of kindness from their ragtag group of animals on the sanctuary, they might just be able to teach Arlo how to trust again.

About Erin Soderberg Downing

Erin Soderberg Downing has written more than fifty books for kids, tweens, and teens. Some of her most popular titles include the magical middle-grade novel Moon Shadow, as well as several fun series: Puppy Pirates, The Quirks, and Disney's Daring Dreamers Club. The first book in her series The Great Peach Experiment was selected as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Erin lives in Minneapolis with her fun husband, three hilarious kids, and two very fluffy dogs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol on March 01, 2026

I wanted to read this as soon as I saw the cover. We had a dog a few years ago that needed a wheelchair due to a degenerative spinal disorder so I was excited to see this book and how it was the disability was presented. I think it was presented sensitively and was well written. I think late element......more

Goodreads review by Katie on February 01, 2026

I’m very excited to introduce this new series (Just Like Home) to my 4th grade readers! Twins Ruby and Henry live on two acres on the outskirts of town. Their family operates an animal sanctuary with a unique assortment of full time pet residents. Their mom is a vet, and one day she brings home a sc......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on December 20, 2025

Erin Downing, prolific writer for middle grade and elementary readers, starts off her new warm-hearted animal series, Just Like Home, with a bang! Told in the alternating perspectives of 5th grade twins Ruby and Henry, the 176 pages will fly by as their veterinarian mom brings home an injured puppy w......more

Goodreads review by Yapha on December 21, 2025

This is great chapter book for animal lovers! It is told in alternating chapters by twins Henry and Ruby, who live on a farm with many animals including chickens, goats, a llama, and a pig. When their mother, a veterinarian, brings home a puppy with paralyzed hind legs, Ruby and Henry work together......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on March 05, 2026

This is a short and sweet story written for animal lovers. The main characters are in 5th grade, but I think middle school students who struggle with longer books will enjoy the book, especially if they dream of working with animals one day. The characters learn how to lean on others for support and......more